Golf-tee-forming mold



H. L. PIPER GOLF TEE FORMING MOLD Jan. 6. 1925. 1,521,649

Filed Feb. 21, 1924 Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT. orrlcla.

HIRAM LUGAfi PIPER, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA..

GOLF-TEE-FORMING MOLD.

Application filed February 21, 1924. Serial No. 694,283, i

tee upon whichthe ball is poised for driving results in certain objectionable features such as waste of the sand or like material from which the tee is formed, variance in the height of the tee for instance, to the detriment of consistency in play and furthermore lacks the speed and facility of formation calculated to avoid time wasting, congestion of succeeding players to the driving tees. Accordingly myinvention appertains to a hand mold by means of which a player can remove the minimum amount of sand from the supply and without Wastefulness, convey it to the driving location and with speed and facility deposit it in a standfirillized molded mound ready to support the In the use'of such an article to mold a golf tee and deposit it in position it is of extreme importance that the molds be capable of being readily free from the molded tee as otherwise in removing the mold disintegration of the tee may result. It is there fore an ohj'ectof my invention to provide a mold for forming golf tees and which by its construction ensures, in the freeing action, an effective relative movement around the molded tee whereby sticking of the mold with resultant disintegration of the tee, is avoided. V

Another object is to provide a golf tee forming mold which in freeing itself from the moldedtee, exerts a shearing action upon the; tee to positively free the mold.

The above with further objects and advantages will be hereinafter 'more fully de scribed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. For full comprehension, however, of m invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawings form ng a part of this specification, in which the "same reference characters indicate the same parts and wherein: V Fig. l is a side elevation of the mold;

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof; and i Fig. 3 is a bottom plan. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line li Fi 2 As disclosed by the drawings, the jm old consists of a frusto-conical or other re ferred contoured matrix of suitable hei ht the walls-2 of which are free atthe top ind bottom-edges,the top ofthe matrix being closed by a discdike cap 3 attachedbya nar row strip. 4 to the top edge, the remainder of the top" edge and cap being free and permitting of relative movement therebetween.

The wall 2 of the matrix is separated from the bottom at one side, the matrix being composed of a springy sheet metal or other 7 suitable elastic material lending the capability of compression the free ends of the-walls together to contract the matrix and upon release to spring back to the original expanded position, the free relation between the cap and Walls permitting of this manipulation, For convenience in handling the matrix each separated end portion of the wall carries a-wingb whereby the matrix can be grasped by a player, inserted base downwardly into sand, contracted to compress its sand content'and while still contracted carried to the driving position where release of the compression causes the matrix'to expand so that it can be removed to expose a symmetrical standardized mound or tee, the Wings being of approximately the same vertical extent as the mold to minimize the compass of the article and facilitate packaging thereof. molding of the tee the cap 3 forms a-liat top which if desired may be centrally indented to steady the ball, by forming a boss 6 upon the underside of the cap 3-' 'This'cap 3is'preferably of greater diameter than the top open ing of the matrix so that the cap-overlaps the top edge and in the contracting action the latter slides'freely beneath the can without possibility of being obstructed thereby matrix by a retaining member in the form of a finger overhanging the cap and in 'slidable relation thereto to permit relative movement of cap and Wall while restraining upward I the to the matrix to move I the free side'of the'cap being maintained in p intimate association with the top edge of the displacement of the cap under the molding pressure. The finger 9 may be constituted by any overhanging portion of the matrix walls, a preferred form being that shown by the drawings and composed of a flat piece clipped to the wall and bent into gooseneck form to present a slot within which the edge of the cap is located.

As shown particularly in Fig. 3 the separated ends of the wall 2 overlap in the form of a helix so that in the contracting action the ends of the wall of the matrix telescope, this telescoping inaugurating a shearing action upon the molded sand within the matrix, the edge 6 of the inner end of the wall in its movement around the interior positively shearing the sand from the matrix to facilitate release, this action being augmented by an additional shearing edge disposed around the interior of the mold and relatively 'movable thereto, this additional shearing edge 7 being projected from edge 6 in advance of the latter in the helical paththereof to combine therewith in presenting spaced shearing edges functioning at separate points about themold to adequately free the molded content. As shown this additional shearing elementis presented preferably by means of a strip 7 continuing from the lower portion of edge 6 adjacent the lower edge of wall 2, and bent upwardly parallel with the wall to present the end 8, which being of strip form presents a front shearing edge effective in one directionand a rear shearing edge effective in the opposite direction, the contraction and release of the matrix effecting, themovement in opposite directions. The strip 7 is in the form of a resilient wire whereby a tight contact of the end 8 with the interior of the wall 2 is maintained and the upper edge of this strip between edges 6- and 8 constitutes a ledge or shoulder lending sufficient support to the molded content of the matrix as to prevent likelihood of premature dropping of the tee from the matrix should the wall 2 be inadvertently slightly released in being car ried to the driving location. The helical construction of the matrix enables the wall 2 tospan the gap which would otherwise exist between the'ends of the wall and therefore presents a completely encircling wall preventing lateral escape of sand or the like during the molding operation and ensuring a most efficient self supporting density in the molded tee.

Asshown in the drawings the inner coil portion of the matrix'is constituted preferably by a separate flap portion fixed to one end to the outer contractible wall portion'by fastener 8 bent outwardly through slots 10 y in the inner and outer wall portion.

A golf tee mold constructed as above described will enable a tee to be molded from sand or the like in a quick and facile manner, without waste of sand and freely deposited without likelihood of disintegration due to sticking of the sand in the mold.

What I claim is as follows:

1. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a contractible and expansible matrix, the ends'of the wall of the matrix overlapping and having relative movement during the contraction and expansion of the matrix.

2. A mold for making golf tees from sand or the like, comprising a matrix, a shear ing element upon the interior wall of the matrix and means for moving the shearing element round the matrixto free the matrix content.

3. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a matrix of frustoconical form with a contractible wall, means whereby the wall is contracted to compress the sand content and an interior ledge disposed adjacent the larger end of the matrix and having an upholding action upon the sand content. 1

4:. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a matrix, spaced shearing elements upon the interior wall of the matrix and means for moving the shearing elements round the matrix to free the matrix content.

5. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a matrix,a shearing element upon the interior wall of the matrix and presenting opposed shearing edges and'means for moving" the shearing element in opposite directions round the matrix to free the matrix content. x

6. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like comp-risinga matrix with a contractible wall of helical form, the inner edge of the helix constituting a shearing edge for freeing the matrix content, and an addition al shearing element carried by the inner end of the helix in advance oftheinner edge thereof.

,7. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like comprising a matrix with a contractible wall of helical form, and a strip continuing from the inner end of the helix interiorly of the matrix and terminating in an angularly disposed end substantially parallel with the adjacentwall of the matrix.

8. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like comprising a matrix, the wall of which is contractible to compress sand within the matrix and presents an opening at one side to accommodate the contraction and a flap spanning said opening.

9. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising an open-ended ma trix with a contractible wall and a cap for the top of the matrix, connected at one side to the matrix and having its major portion free of the matrix and a finger carried by the matrix and extending over the cap in slidable relation thereto to restrain upward movement of the cap relatively to the matrix.

10. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a contractible and expansible matrix of sheet material in helical form, the inner edge of the helix being exposed to the interior of the matrix and movable within the latter during the contraction and expansion thereof.

11. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a frusto-conical matrix open at the bottom and including a wall of sheet material and of double ply for a portion of its circumference, the inner ply being in movable relation to the outer ply.

12. A mold for making golf tees from sand and the like, comprising a matrix of frustoconical form with a Wall of spring material,

having its top and bottom edges free and being separated from top to bottom at one side, one end of the wall continuing interiorly of the other end to span the opening presented by the separation, an outwardly extending wing upon each separated end &

Wall portion, a cap over the smaller end of the matrix and a narrow connecting strip between the cap and the top edge of the matrix.

13. A mold for making golf teesrfrom sand and the like, comprising a matrix of frusto- I conical form with a wall of spring material, having its top and bottom edges free and being separated from top to bottom at one side, one end of the wall continuing inte-. riorly of the other to span the opening presented by the separation, a resilient wire extending from the inner end of the wallnear I In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. I

, HIRAM LUCAS PIPER.

7 the top of the cap in slidable relation thereto. 

